Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere | Combined science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
- methane ✓
- water vapour ✓
- carbon dioxide ✓
- nitrogen
- sulfur dioxide
What key term do we use to describe the layer of gas that surrounds a planet?
- 'atmosphere' ✓
Which of the following is a correct equation for complete combustion?
- fuel + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water ✓
- carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen
- fuel + oxygen → carbon + water
- fuel + oxygen → carbon monoxide + water
Which of the following is the correct equation for respiration?
- carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen
- fuel + oxygen → carbon monoxide + water
- glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water ✓
Which of the following lead to increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
- photosynthesis
- deforestation ✓
- complete combustion of fossil fuels ✓
- carbon dioxide dissolving in the oceans
Order the statements to describe how carbon dioxide becomes 'locked up' in sedimentary rocks.
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  carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dissolves in the oceans
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  carbon dioxide in the oceans reacts to form carbonate compounds
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  carbonate compounds are used in animal shells and bones
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  when the animals die the shells and bones settle at the bottom of the ocean
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  over millions of years sedimentary rocks form from these sediments